THE ENABLER

SABARINATH NAIR, CEO, OF SKILLVERI, SPOKE TO ASHISH BHATIA ON EMERGING TRENDS AND INTERVENTIONS SHAPING UP THE LABOUR MARKET.

- ASHISH BHATIA

Q. How do you ensure equal opportunity and inclusivity for blue-collar jobs? How do you see the role of women evolving going forward and how have they adapted to the Skillveri platform?

A. Manufacturing industries and especially activities like welding have traditionally been male-dominated, but in recent times we have been witnessing a significant shift, with a lot of women becoming welders or painters. We are extremely happy that Skillveri has been helping to break this norm. Simulators offer a bias-free training environment and evaluation. We have had multiple instances where women started topping their batches after simulator-enabled training since there was no inherent scoring bias anymore. There have also been occasions where women who had so far been intimidated to handle spray-painting equipment felt interested once they saw the simulator training, and ended up with top scores after just one day of training. Women see the platform as a cleaner, safer, and bias-free way to learn and are very quick to adapt to it. Adopting tech-led training will help to bring more women into the fold and provide them more safer and inclusive learning environments.

Q. Is there a higher dignity of labour today concerning the automotive and allied industries? Is a career in automotive more aspirational than previously?